My friend Candy had never been outside her country- despite being adventurous at heart- and had just applied for and received her passport. (Passports are relatively easy to obtain- permissions to leave the country much less so. Hong Kong is an exception- permissions for locals to travel there are easily obtained and not prohibitively expensive.)
So I had the privilege of taking Candy to Hong Kong with me this Saturday. I figured with only one day outside of her country, we needed to make it count! So we started with eating foreign foods that are not available in her home, but are sold in Hong Kong due to the international nature of the city. She tried hummus, brie cheese, an almond croissant, and salt and vinegar chips:) We rode the Star Ferry across Victoria Harbor and Causeway Bay, taking in the the cityscape... and Candy just kept saying that she couldn't believe she had already experienced so much within just a couple hours of crossing the border. It was a pretty sweet experience for us both.
